different
Usage
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The adjective different emphasizes separateness and dissimilarity: two different (or differing) versions of the same story. Distinct implies a uniqueness that is clear and unmistakable: plans similar in objective but distinct in method. Diverse, in describing ideas or opinions, suggests degrees of difference that may be at odds or challenging to reconcile: diverse views on how the area should be zoned. Various stresses the multiplicity of sorts or instances of a thing or a class of things: various sorts of seaweed; busy with various duties.
Example Sentences
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“What does France know about the queer rancheros coming from different places in Mexico where they couldn’t really be themselves, but now hang out at Club Tempo in East Hollywood?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
More recently, the company has been experimenting with different product assortments and storytelling in some stores, and said it has seen improved traffic as a result.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The way these pulses overlap and interfere depends on their phase, allowing different quantum states to be identified and measured.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
"It showed a different side to Arsenal. It showed what they can do when they have to defend."
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
“She’s just trying on different hats to see which ones fit.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
